Where does “kía” come from?

kía (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

kía (Kalasha): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “kía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
2Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →